Cover crop tour and open house

For commercial growers and agribusinesses

Thursday, 18th October 2012, 9:30 a.m.
– starts at 11234 Cedar Hedge Line, just south of Dresden

Lunch at noon—University of Guelph – Ridgetown Campus, Willson Hall

• No cost. No pre-registration required. CCA credits have been applied for
• Worth the extra cost? – Compare oilseed radish common vs. named varieties
• Cover crops planted after wheat, and into corn and seed corn,
• Many different cover crops – single and in mixtures (alfalfa, red clover, vetch, crimson clover, forage pea, oilseed radish, mustard, ryegrass)
• Funding provided by Seed Corn Growers of Ontario, OSCIA Regional Project Grant, and OMAFRA.

For more information, contact Anne Verhallen, OMAFRA Ridgetown
519-674-1614 or anne.verhallen@ontario.ca